Marc Gisin (born 25 June 1988) is a Swiss former

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. He competed in the

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Career

Gisin represented Switzerland in the

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ski championships. Gisin's best results in the FIS World Cup came at Kitzbuhel in 2016 and 2018 where he finished in 5th position on both occasions. In the FIS European Cup, he won on three occasions at

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and

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. Gisin competed in the

. He finished in 21st position in the Men's Downhill race. During his career, Gisin suffered major injuries in crashes. At Crans Montana in 2012, Gisin suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and then in January 2015 at Kitzbuhel left him with a concussion and bleeding on the brain after an accident during the Mens Super-G race. In

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, Gisin was involved in an accident at

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during the Mens Downhill race. He crashed following a jump, and was airlifted to hospital. Gisin was placed in a medical coma after the crash. He suffered bruising on the brain, a fractured pelvis and four fractured ribs. In 2020, Gisin announced his retirement from ski racing.

Personal life

Gisin is the brother of alpine skiers

Dominique Gisin Dominique Gisin (; born 4 June 1985) is a retired World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Switzerland. She is the older sister of alpine ski racers Marc and Michelle Gisin. Career Born in Visp in the canton of Valais, Gisin m ...

and

Michelle Gisin Michelle Gisin (; born 5 December 1993) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer and competes in all disciplines. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, she won the Women's combined event in 2018 Winter Olympics, and Women's combined at the 2022 Winte ...

. During his career, Gisin was an athlete supported by

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World Cup results

;Top 10

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gisin, Marc 1988 births Living people Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Swiss male alpine skiers Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland